I MADE IT!!!!
After 17 hours, 3 flights, and 4 airports, I arrived in Brussels! The only sleep I got was an hour nap on a bench in London, but I was so excited to be there that I didn't feel very tired!

Our house is fantastic! It's five stories tall, located behind and above a clothing store. The first floor is the entryway. The second floor has Cassidy's bedroom and a really small bathroom. The third floor has the kitchen, living room and a deck. The fourth floor has Katie's room and the bathroom/laundry room, and the fifth floor has MY ROOM!!! It's got a slanted ceiling with a window in it, and it's pretty small, but it's got character!! There are no screens on any of the windows here - they must not have mosquitos!!!

Our whole house has character!! Tall ceilings in the kitchen, big windows... it's pretty old. The streets have tall buildings with red terra-cotta roofs. Businesses, restaurants, and stores are beneath and in front of houses. There are two grocery stores quite close, and the other interns are living about five minutes away. (I will post some pictures on Monday, or over the weekend if we can find the cord that's missing from our computer!)

I managed to lock myself out already! I left to find a bank to change my money and when I came back I could not get it open!! There is a trick to the lock, of course, but I didn't know it! Luckily, the lady in the shop was able to let me in!!

This morning I came to school - everyone seemed surprised to see me, but I had enough time to settle in yesterday, and I went to bed at 9, so I actually feel okay and I knew I would be bored at home!! Also this gives me a day to get a sense of some of the routines. I got a tour of the Early Childhood Center (ECC) and met all the teachers, whose names I will probably forget 20 times before I get them all right.... the building is really nice and all the teachers, in my brief meetings, seem great. I can see already that first grade is going to be both challenging and fun.....

There was a brief panic attack when I realized that we do not have a coffee pot but then Katie informed me that there was a coffee machine at the school, so it all turned out okay. Well, that's all for now!